Biography of Joey Batey
Joey Batey is a British actor best known for playing Jaskier in Netflix's hit series "The Witcher." He's also a talented musician and composer who performs with the band The Amazing Devil.
Childhood and Youth
Joey Batey was born on January 1, 1989, in Newcastle, an industrial city in northeast England. While details about his family remain private, we know he's an only child whose creative parents fostered his deep love of music from an early age.As a young student, Joey attended St. Albert's Catholic School before heading to Cambridge University, one of the world's most prestigious institutions, where he earned a degree in medieval and modern languages.In my family, it was like this: if you didn't rehearse, you didn't get dinner. I know how to play a lot of instruments. However, very badly.
While at Cambridge, Joey discovered his passion for theater. He wrote scripts for the sketch show "Good Clean Man," featuring fellow students like Beg Ashenden and Alex Owen, and sometimes took the stage himself.

Acting career
After graduating from Cambridge, Joey began working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. The young man played roles in productions of "Bring Up the Bodies" and "Wolf Hall". He remained with the company until 2015.





Additionally, he was chosen for the role partly because of his ability to play the lute, an ancient stringed instrument. As the actor explained, while it looks easy to play, the lute is actually an extremely challenging instrument that requires specialized techniques. Joey mastered it during his time in the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Even before the release of the first season, Netflix announced a second season, the filming of which had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music
Joey has been passionate about music since childhood and is a member of the indie-folk band "The Amazing Devil". The group is actually a duo, featuring Joey alongside actress Madeline Hyland.